Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1887-12-31
Mr.. Joe Lively made n Christ

came down from Sparta last Sunday
on a visit to Mrs. Payne's parents.
The United States postal laws
require that an additional charge of
one cent be collected on all advertis-
ed letters.
Mr.. Jas. Ramsey, who is attend
ing the State University at Knox
vile, spent the holiday week here
with his home folks.
-LosT--At the masquerade party
Wednesday night, a gray colored fur
mufi. Finder will please return to
STANDARD office.
Mr.. Jas. Il. Haggard went to
Nashville Sunday to see what kind |
of Christmas they were having
down there. He returned Tuesday.
DR.. j. M. Burger and wife went
to Murfreesboro last Sunday to spend |
the holidays among relatives and
friends.
For fresh goods in the line of
family groceries and supplies go to ).
II. West d Co.'S. They have a well
selected stock of the choicest goods.
Mrs. Elsie, of Arkansas, has been
here for the last week visiting her
daughter, who is attending school at
c. F. College.
Mr.. j. N. Walling and wife were
given a reception at the home of
Mr.. Wailing's parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
II. L. Walling, on Thursday night.
Mr.. John Parker, of Lincoln
county, has been elected principal OF
of the Viola Normal School. The
spring session of the school will open
some time in January.
The year 1887 contained fifty
three Saturdays, consequently this
issue makes fifty-three numbers of
the STANDARD we have gotten out
for the year.
DIR. J. b. Sparks returned homea
few days ago from a weeks trip
through Sequatchie Valley. He
says the entire valley is on a big
boom.
The severest cold wave OF. the
season struck McMinnville early
| Wednesday morning. 1t began to
freeze little after daylight, and by
noon the ground was quite hard.
Mr.. Finley Bruster arrived
from Texas last Saturday on a visit
to his parents in this vicinity. 1t is
his first visit to his old home in sever
al years.
Finley Pennebaker, who has
been living in Texas for several years,
came home on a visit last Friday,
and will spend two or three weeks
here.
Mrs. JOS. r. Biles and her sister,
Miss Ella Ransom, came up from
Rutherford county last Saturday to
spend Christmas week among rela-
lives and friends here.
The Tullahoma Messenger now
prints it, "The Nashville, Tullaho-
ma and Chattanooga" Railway, and
"The Cincinnati, Tullahoma and
Birmingham"
Mr.. Victor Sanders accompanied
his brother to Carthage Thursday on
a Christmas visit to "the old folks
at home" He will return the first
of next week.
The first snow of the season Wis
tied McMinnville on Christmas eve.
) 1t fell to q debth of about three inch
es, but all disappeared during the
. two following days.
Mr.. Willie Warren and family,
: formerly of this county but now OF
} Tracy City, came down last week tC
5 spend Christmas with friends and
] relatives in and around McMinn-
: vile.
l. Mr.. +. 7. Hart, who is now en-.
gagged in the mercantile business al
t Ridgedale, a suburb of Chattanooga
1 spent the holiday week with his fam
e lily, who are yet occupying the ole
= homestead, near this place.
The sun has rounded the poin
) and is now iOurneying toward sum
: mer time again. The days are grow
= ing longer, but so slowly that it vii
/ not be very perceptible for Il month
or more yet.
o Mr.. Warner Colville left for Kan
y sas City last week to join his brothe
|. and cast his fortunes in that thriving
h metropolis. He has many goo(
d friends here who wish him mucI
suoccs- in his new home.